88 COVID-19 Cases in Routt County, Positivity Rate at 6.76%

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, CO, August 18, 2021 –The COVID-19 Dashboard was updated August 18th at 8:00 am to share the COVID-19 metrics and vaccination rates.  There are 88 Routt resident COVID-19 cases in the past two reported weeks and Routt County has a positivity rate of 6.76%.  75% of Routt residents 16 and older have completed the vaccine series. Specifically, 61% of North Routt residents have completed the vaccine series; 41% of South Routt residents have completed the vaccine series and West Routt at 36%.

Total case count in Routt County (through August 16, 2021): 2543

Total COVID cases confirmed: 1944

Total Probable cases: 599

Total tests administered: 52802

Total resident hospitalizations: 46

Total deaths: 21

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Seven Day case count (August 10-16, 2021):  66

Fourteen Day case count (August 3- 16, 2021): 88

Cases per 100,000 people in 7-day period: 257.3

Cases per 100,000 people in 14-day period: 343.1

Percent Test Positivity per Dial 3.0 (fourteen day): 6.76

Total visitor cases in a one-week period: 6

Total visitor cases in two-week period: 16

Total tests administered in a one-week period: 695

Total tests administered in a two-week period: 1273

Routt County Resident COVID-19 Hospitalizations (one week): 0

Routt County Resident COVID-19 Hospitalizations (two weeks): 1-4

Current COVID-19 Hospitalizations at UCHealth Yampa Valley Medical Center (one week): 0

Current COVID-19 Hospitalizations at UCHealth Yampa Valley Medical Center (two weeks):1-4

Hospitalizations are presented as a range to protect the identity of cases. Zero hospitalizations will be shown as such.

 

Vaccine Distribution in Routt County: Vaccination data comes from the Colorado Immunization Information System, CIIS. This data is specific to Routt County residents independent of where they received their vaccine and does not include vaccine doses delivered by Routt County providers to non-Routt County residents.  In order to reach our goal of 75% of Routt County’s population aged 16 and older completing the COVID-19 vaccination seriesan additional 72 Routt County residents who have started the vaccination series need to complete the vaccination series.

 

Routt Residents (all ages) Received at least one Dose: 17780, 69%

Routt Residents (all ages) completed vaccine series: 16455, 64%

Routt Residents 16+ received at least one dose: 17011, 80%

Routt Residents 16+ completed vaccine series: 15817, 75%

Routt Residents 12+ received at least one dose: 17779, 79%

Routt Residents 12+ completed vaccine series: 16455, 73%

85% of Routt County’s 70+ population have completed the vaccine series.

 

Vaccination Rates by Geography

Disclaimer: Geographic information is based upon the demographic data in CIIS. Some records have missing or incomplete addresses unable to be attributed to a specific geographic area in Routt County.

 

Estimated Vaccination Rates by Region

City                                            % received 1 dose                  % completed Vaccine Series

 

                        North Routt                                    65%                                       61%

                        South Routt                                     44%                                           41%

                        Steamboat Springs.                      75%                                             70%

                          West Routt                                     39%                                        36%

                          Routt County Overall.                 69%                                             64%